All settings for saving the video data are made in the Storage branch.

Video storage location

Each camera requires its own directory in which the video recording is to be stored. If you enable the option Use the default root path and camera name, a folder with the camera name is automatically created in the base directory CAPTURESTORAGE on the local hard disk.

If the option is not enabled, you can specify a local directory on the server to which you are connected. You can refresh the view or create a new folder via the context menu.

Changing the storage location of a camera will move the old recording to the new location. This way, it remains available for watching. It is not necessary to manually delete the old recording.

Video storage settings

The total memory capacity for the respective cameras is set in the input field Allocated disk space. The memory segment is stated either

• • as relative value in percent of the total disk space on the drive or partition (D:\ in the figure above).

  • or as absolute value in MB (Megabytes) or GB (Gigabytes).

Select the desired option in the drop-down menu:

The memory capacity is depicted in the bar below with different colors.

• Grey: used space on the disk

• Red: space allocated for other cameras

• Yellow: space used by this camera

• White: free space

If you change the settings, the effects of the change are displayed before they are applied.

A so-called protected disk segment of the memory capacity is specified in the input field "Protected disk space". The memory segment is also stated either in percent of the allocated disk space or as absolute values in MB or GB.

The memory capacity is depicted in the bar below with different colors.

• Orange: space for normal video

• Green: space for protected videos

Basic information for saving video data and the associated division of the memory segments in maximum and protected memory segments can be found in chapter Principles of video recording.

Note

On first configuration of a camera, we recommend setting a small percentage (≈ 1%) for “Allocated disk space” at the beginning. When using a large memory size (TB scale), the initial setup of the memory segments can take a long time (several minutes or even hours). We suggest setting up the final memory size after completion of the camera configuration and to run the allocation job, e.g. overnight.

In order to prevent disk fragmentation during recording, the memory segment of each camera is filled with files as placeholders already at the time of applying the configuration to the server.

The "index.dat" file is not a data file within the meaning of ibaPDA (.dat). It is an index file over all video files of a camera. There is an “index.dat” file in each directory per camera.

Example:

For a hard disk with 259 GB, 1% for Camera1 is provided. This produces 2.6 GB for the reserved hard drive area of the camera. The protected memory segment should be 75% of the one percent of the memory capacity. This produces a protected memory capacity of 1.9 GB.

File size

The size of the individual video files is specified here. Normally, the default value (1024 KB) can be used.

Delete video after

This option serves as adaptation to the regulations stipulating an absolute upper time limit for storing video footage. If such a regulation exists, you can set the maximum storage period here and enable the option. All regular video recordings older than the period set are deleted.

Delete protected and locked video after

This option allows you to separately set a maximum storage time for protected and locked videos. Protected and locked videos that are older than the specified storage time will be deleted.

<Apply to all cameras>

The settings can be applied to all cameras by pressing the button at the bottom or in the ribbon .

<Reinitialize storage>

Reinitializes the specified location. The complete contents of the directory will be removed.